Antibes for Families
with Children aged 6-17 Years

Historic and picturesque old town

Beautiful sandy beach

Language programmes with one of the best schools in France

25 kilometres of one of the most beautiful coastlines on the French Riviera make Antibes and the seaside resort Juan-les-Pins a great destination for a summer holiday for the whole family. With its Mediterranean climate - lots of sunny days and high temperatures all through the summer - this is the perfect spot for your French language programmes! Antibes itself has an attractive historic city centre with a maze of small streets. It is also famous for having one of the biggest marinas in Europe, where you can see some of the world's most expensive luxury yachts. Antibes is one of the oldest cities in the Côte d'Azur, founded by the Greeks in 340 BC. Its old name “Antipolis" means “city across from Nice". Later the city belonged to the Roman Empire and there are still some Roman artefacts such as aqueducts and amphora to be seen in Antibes.Antibes offers lots of possibilities to create a perfect holiday – for parents as well as for children!Your child or your children will participate in our junior summer course with lessons in the morning and activities in the afternoon. You attend a French language course for adults in the morning and you can either spend the rest of the day as a family or you can take the opportunity to have some time without your children. As the programme is very flexible and can be designed to your wishes, you can make up your mind on a daily basis.

French Language Courses

Our partner school is one of the best in France, being one of the first awarded with "FLE - Francais langue étrangère – French as a foreign language". The main building “Le Château" is built in provençal style and surrounded by a beautiful garden. From the terrace you can enjoy a wonderful view over the harbour "Baie des Anges". The school is located in a quiet area, only a short walk from both the city centre and the sea.The classrooms are bright and have modern equipment; there are also some outdoor classrooms available. Besides this, the school offers a self-service restaurant, an internet café and a library. For some dates, lessons take place in the building of “Le Port" in the old town of Antibes. It is located right behind the historic city wall built by Vauban, and only 30 metres away from the harbour. From the second floor you have a great view over the city wall, the harbour with its luxury yachts and the “Baie des Anges" with the majestic Alps in the background.Your children normally have lessons on the “Campus Horticole". It is located in a residential area in Antibes and is surrounded by a big garden with various sports facilities and a swimming pool.Our language courses are attended by students and their parents from all over the world and have been designed specifically for language learners who are visiting a foreign country for a short period. Maximum class size for children is 15. Maximum class size for parents is 12.No lessons on French national bank holidays during weekdays: 06.04., 01.05., 14.05., 25.05. and 14.07.2015. Lessons are neither replaced nor refunded.

Intensive French Course for Children aged 8-11 & 12-17 Years

20 lessons (x 45 mins) per weekLessons normally take place from Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 12:20. The four morning lessons focus on the main areas of language learning: grammar and language work, reading and listening, communicative activities and speaking practice. Our aim is to provide your children with the vocabulary and grammar required for effective communication and particular attention is paid to improving speaking and listening skills.The following levels are catered for: elementary (A1), intermediate (A2, B1, B2), advanced (C1).Available for children aged 8-11 years only from 28.06. - 22.08.2015.

Holiday French Course for Children aged 8-11 & 12-17 Years

20 lessons (x 45 mins) per weekYour child attends the Intensive French Course and participates in the afternoon and evening in our supervised activity programme. this offers the opportunity to practice French in an international environment while enjoying fun leisure activities. This course includes for example one half-day trip (i.e. to Monaco or Cannes) per week, several sports offers, a BBQ night, a dance night and games nights.Available for children aged 8-11 years only from 28.06. - 22.08.2015.

Business French Course for Parents

30 lessons (x 45 mins) per weekThis course has a maximum class size of 4 and takes place in the morning (9.00-12.20 Mon-Fri) and in the afternoon (14.00-16.00 Tue-Fri). It is specially designed for managers and executives and focuses on business language and the efficient use of the telephone. Students are filmed in order to improve their public speaking skills.The following levels are catered for: intermediate (B1, B2), advanced (C1, C2).Start dates: 12.04., 10.05., 07.06., 05.07., 19.07., 02.08., 16.08., 30.08., 13.09., 27.09. and 25.10.2015.

Private 1:1 Lessons for Parents

10 lessons (x 45 mins) per weekThe private lessons allow you more time with your teacher to focus on areas of French in your specialised area. You may simply want to study more grammar in more detail with just your teacher's attention. What ever you require, we can organise a customized private course around your needs.The following levels are catered for: beginners and elementary (A0, A1), intermediate (A2, B1, B2), advanced (C1, C2).

Playschool for Children aged 6-7 & 8-11 Years

ChildcareOur playschool offers supervised activities in the morning to children between 6-7 and 8-11 years of age. This allows you to take part in our language courses whilst your children will play with other children of their age and learn some French vocabulary in a playful way.This course is available for children aged 6 and 7 years from 28.06. - 22.08.2015 and for children aged 8-11 years from 22.03. - 27.06.2015 and from 23.08. - 31.10.2015.

Accommodation and Meal Plan

Sample room in the Residence Aragon

Apartment

The family stays together in one of the residences "Castel Arabel" or "Aragon". You stay in double studios, studios with three beds, or in two double studios (for 4 persons, close to each other, some of them have a connecting door). All studios have en-suite toilet and shower facilities.The Residences Castel Arabel and Aragon are located only 450 metres away from the centre of Juan-Les-Pins, 600 metres from the beach and 1,2km from the school "Le Chateau". The Castel Arabel residence has an outdoor swimming pool and a TV room. The Residence "Aragon" has been completely renovated in 2011 and is surrounded by a wonderful garden.Please note that the accommodation in a certain residence can not be guaranteed.If there are no rooms available in either of the residences, you may be placed in apartments equipped to a similar standard.There is no board included for parents, but breakfast and lunch can be taken in the cafeteria in the school (5-9€ per meal).Children who have booked the Holiday Course will receive lunch and dinner during school days. If the Intensive Course or Playschool is booked, your children will only receive lunch. Meals are taken in the school.Please note: On arrival, 1 € per person per day must be paid at reception as visitor's tax.

What's included in the price?

Residential accommodation in studios or apartments with en-suite toilet and shower facilities

French language tuition with 20 or 30 lessons of 45 minutes per week in mixed nationality classes

Course material

Placement test on arrival

Certificate at the end of the course

For children aged 8-17 / 12-17: lunch, dinner, activity programme and transfers from the accommodation to school and back on school days if booked the Holiday Course

For children aged 8-17 / 12-17: lunch and transfers from the accommodation to school and back on school days if booked the Intensive Course

If booked: Playschool for children aged 6-7 / 8-11 as described including lunch on school days

Transfers

Airport transfers are not included in the price, but arrival and departure transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to Nice Airport (family price: 60 EUR one-way). This transfer can only be organized between 6.30 and 21.00 which means your take-off on departure should not be sheduled before 8.30. If you book this transfer our Meet & Greet Service will be waiting for you at the exit area of customs on the day of arrival and will take you directly to your course centre. On the day of departure, you will leave Antibes as required in order to make sure you arrive at the airport in time to check in. Of course, Antibes has got its own train station if you want to travel by train.